hydrated

Variant of hydrate

hydrate definition

hy·drate (hī′drāt′)

noun

a compound formed by the chemical combination of water and some other substance in a definite molecular ratio plaster of Paris, 2CaSO·HO, is a hydrate

Etymology: hydr(o)- + -ate

transitive verb, intransitive verb hydrated -·drat′ed, hydrating -·drat′·ing

  1. to become or cause to become a hydrate
  2. to combine with water

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